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To: driftdiver
"They've been working for 5000 years and western medicine is finally opening its eyes."

They were working so well, that China had one of the lowest life expectancies. In 1960 a chinamen could expect to live to 43, while Americans lived to 70.

4 posted on 04/22/2014 1:54:52 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

yeah I’m sure WWII, the communists, and Mao had nothing to do with that.


5 posted on 04/22/2014 1:56:16 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: DannyTN

Don’t doubt your stats, but you do have to make some adjustments for standard of living. In 1960 the Chinese were a pretty backward society, no?

Currently it’s 74 vs our 80.


7 posted on 04/22/2014 1:58:16 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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